C4 ground location?
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Instructor
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C4 ground location?
Im looking for a good ground location in the rear of the car for my distribution block. I dont like grounding to negative on the battery because I always get alternator noise that way. Any advise?
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I ran 4 gauge wire back to the battery... no noise. Sadly, there is no ground back there that I would trust for this application.
use good gold connectors on the battery, too.
Run the big wires down the drivers side rocker panel. There is a channel perfect for this.
Keep your RCAs away - I run mine down the center console then out to the right... speakers go forward down the center and split at the dash.
use good gold connectors on the battery, too.
Run the big wires down the drivers side rocker panel. There is a channel perfect for this.
Keep your RCAs away - I run mine down the center console then out to the right... speakers go forward down the center and split at the dash.
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Thanks guys, I might have to try the 4 gauge. The seat sounds like it would work, but Im powering 3 amps that combined will peak at 3360 watts. I just dont know If the connection will be good enough for that. My main concern is one of my amps (I think the Alpine) says not to use 12 volt negative for ground? I wonder if that would hurt it somehow?
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I found it! I have a nitrous feed line that goes through the floor in the back. I just opened up the hole a little more and grounded to the scuffed frame with gold connectors then clear coated over it to keep it from corroding. Then sealed the hole back with silicone. Dont know why i didnt think of that before. 
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Originally Posted by C4DC
Sounds like you got a good one, I used the seat frame bolts.
(no worries about heat with my equipment, I have checked it out thoroughly)
